AWB opens new grain receival sites

The centres at Talwood, west of Goondiwindi and The Gums, on the western Darling Downs, is part of a $30 million investment in Queensland's grain industry by the company.

The sites are expected to begin storing grain from the winter harvest by the end of next month.

AWB chairman Brendan Stewart says the handling facilities will provide a quicker turnaround for growers in the two areas.

"Obviously Talwood and The Gums are strategic sites, they're areas of potential large growth and particularly in good years, they are areas where there has traditionally been very large volumes," he said.